Middlesbrough 4-1 Derby
Championship · · Regular Season - 32
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Middlesbrough 4-1 Derby.
Middlesbrough 4-1 Derby at Riverside Stadium
Match facts
- Venue: Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
- Referee: M. Dean
- Round: Regular Season - 32
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 15' L. Buchanan for Middlesbrough — Own Goal
- 39' M. Bird for Derby
- 44' A. Connolly for Middlesbrough (assist I. Jones)
- 45+2' M. Crooks for Middlesbrough (assist I. Jones)
- 89' D. Watmore for Middlesbrough (assist F. Balogun)
Bookings
- 27' M. Tavernier — Yellow Card
- 27' T. Lawrence — Yellow Card
- 31' M. Crooks — Yellow Card
- 50' Jonathan Howson — Yellow Card
- 87' Malcolm Ebiowei — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Middlesbrough — 3-5-2
Starting XI
- 1 · J. Lumley (G)
- 2 · Anfernee Dijksteel (D)
- 3 · N. Taylor (M)
- 6 · D. Fry (D)
- 7 · M. Tavernier (M)
- 16 · Jonathan Howson (M)
- 17 · P. McNair (D)
- 25 · M. Crooks (M)
- 26 · A. Connolly (F)
- 35 · I. Jones (M)
- 47 · F. Balogun (F)
Substitutes
- 11 · A. Sporar (F)
- 14 · Lee Peltier (D)
- 18 · D. Watmore (F)
- 22 · S. Bamba (D)
- 28 · L. Daniels (G)
- 37 · J. Coburn (F)
- 48 · R. McGree (M)
Derby — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 2 · N. Byrne (D)
- 3 · C. Forsyth (D)
- 5 · K. Bielik (M)
- 8 · M. Bird (M)
- 10 · T. Lawrence (M)
- 26 · L. Buchanan (D)
- 31 · R. Allsop (G)
- 33 · C. Davies (D)
- 38 · J. Knight (M)
- 42 · L. Thompson (M)
- 48 · L. Plange (F)
Substitutes
- 11 · R. Morrison (M)
- 17 · L. Sibley (M)
- 21 · K. Roos (G)
- 32 · Malcolm Ebiowei (F)
- 34 · J. Stretton (F)
- 36 · Festy Ebosele (F)
- 41 · E. Cashin (D)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Middlesbrough: DWLWW · 10 pts from 5 · 7-5
- Derby: WLDLW · 7 pts from 5 · 8-7
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between Middlesbrough and Derby.
- Derby 1-0 Middlesbrough · Jan 1, 2026
- Middlesbrough 2-1 Derby · Nov 29, 2025
- Middlesbrough 1-0 Derby · Mar 1, 2025
- Derby 1-0 Middlesbrough · Aug 17, 2024
- Derby 0-0 Middlesbrough · Aug 21, 2021
Other matches in Regular Season - 32
Championship, Regular Season - 32.
- Barnsley 1-0 QPR — 12 Feb 2022
- Birmingham 3-0 Luton — 12 Feb 2022
- Hull City 0-1 Fulham — 12 Feb 2022
- Peterborough 0-1 Preston — 12 Feb 2022
- Reading 2-3 Coventry — 12 Feb 2022